Sick Days Part II

If you didn't read my Sick Days Part I then scroll on down and check it out!

But I was thinking some more about sick days and why I "like" them. I was thinking about how I've been known on many occasions to sympathy puke with those that are sick! In other words I'm not so good on the front lines of the stomach bug. However I'm so thankful for this Man:

He is amazing, in so many ways, but he is great

at handling sickness! I like that when the kids are sick, again not saying I would ever choose for them to be sick, but since it seems to happen every now and again. I like that Darryl and I really come together as a team and work together! I don't know how I would do it with out him! But we really rally together to take care of our kids and I love that, and I really love him!

So the other night when the kids were sick we were doing the usual...me comforting the child while he cleans up the mess. ( now maybe that doesn't seem like teamwork to some out there, but for us it works :) ) Anyway Darryl starts laughing and from across

the room is holding something up for me to see. Of course I can't see anything because for one, its dark and for two I can't see anything without my glasses. So he brings it closer and this is what I see: What makes you giggle?

One of the kids book and of course every time I have read this book before it was just Elmo giggling. Well the picture on the cover took on a whole new meaning that night.

We both started busting up laughing! Actually for about the next half hour as we laid back down in bed we would randomly start laughing picturing Elmo!

So what I like about Sick Days is my Husband and how awesome he is! Of course he is awesome every other day too! I like that we pull through something together and have fun!

Sick Days

Ewww... I hate sick days or do I? No really I don't like being sick or having sick kids in this case, but I do feel like I learned to appreciate something about sick days this past weekend.

Okay first a little background information: We just had a baby one month ago and life has been good, full & busy, but good. Jorden is 3 1/2 and Jonathan just turned two. Jorden is a big helper, but is still adjusting in her own Jorden way. and Jonathan is 2, need i say more? So I've been busy with the kids and housework. Darryl's been busy with school, lifting, and our family. Sometimes as much as I think I have to manage I think he has even more! We've also been enjoying the company of friends for dinner on several evenings. Plus for the past 12 weeks on Wednesday nights we have been attending Financial Peace University, only one more week left! So all that to say that it's just been good, full & busy, but so good. HOWEVER, even with the good, full & busy schedule you still need a break!

So this weekend when the kids came down with a little stomach bug, I welcomed the slowed pace of our home! No, I would never pick having my kids be sick, so we can have a relaxed weekend, we CAN have a relaxed weekend anytime we CHOOSE to. But it was fun to curl up on the couch and watch Cinderella all together or just sit and hold my 2 year old who rarely sits still and I was even able to catch a couple naps.

So do I like sick days? Not really, but I feel like it did make us slow down a little bit, which feels like it was needed. Don't get me wrong I love full days and weeks but you gotta relax and re-energize sometimes too!

Family of Five

Jon, Jesus & Me

Tonight when I asked Jonathan to

pick up the blocks on the floor he replied, "No, I find Jesus."

I looked up and saw he had our bible and was flipping through the pages.

He then continued, "He is in here!"

What a good reminder of how awesome the WORD is. God reveals himself through his Word! My prayer is God I want know YOU more. Not what He wants from me or what I should do, or even what He can do for me. But just simply I want to know HIM more. What is on His heart, what is He like, how does He love? I want to know HIM more! I don't want to know what everyone else tells me about him ( although that is helpful and encouraging at times)

I want to know HIM !

Uriah Mark Vaughn Lum

Uriah was born on Wednesday, March 2nd at 1:50pm. He weighed 7lbs 14oz and was 21 inches long. we are so happy to have him here, and be a part of our family.

Happy 2nd Birthday Jonathan!

We celebrated Jonathan's 2nd birthday not only once, but prob. a total of 5 times! It was really fun! Partly it happened this way because it felt hard to know how to plan around everyone's schedule, including the due date of our new baby, which happened to be only three days after Jon's birthday. At first I felt kinda sad for him that he didn't get to just have one big party and all the presents and and attention at once, but as the week went on and we celebrated with different people I was glad that he got to be sung to so many times, and open a lot of presents not all at once, and eat cake 3 times instead of just 1. Mainly I just wanted him to know he was loved a lot and that we were celebrating his 2 amazing years of life! I think I he got the point!

Our first celebration was with Aunt Cindy & Kent. They came over for dinner and dessert. We had a fun time hanging out and eating some good food! Jonathan loved opening his presents. In the picture above, Jonathan just opened a new sippy cup, picked out by none other than Big Sister, Jorden- who clearly was very excited about it! Below Jon and Jorden are checking out Jon's new Big Boy car bed from Aunt Cindy & Kent! He wasn't quite sure about it the first night, but now he loves to show his race car bed to everyone!

Birthday Boy!

Although, I don't have any pictures from the night, on Wed. the week of his birthday! Jodi and Jesse came up and had dinner with us and celebrated Jon's birthday. We were also celebrating their return from DTS in the middle East. Aunt Jo gave Jonathan a stuffed animal camel that she brought back from Eygpt, however Jon well he really likes Jesse and he kept saying the Jesse gave him the Camel.

Below: On Thursday night we headed to Chuck E. Cheese's for some good family fun! We had a great time! Kevin, Lesley, and Kiddos joined us in the fun! The kids (and adults) had a great time playing all the games and eating pizza!

This is Jonathan with his new pickup truck from Pa Pa and Ma-Maw Lapp. We went to their house on sunday afternoon and evening, and had dinner together. Jonathan is also sporting a new hat he got from Pa Pa and Ma-Maw on their FL. trip.

Its 9:30pm and I'm exhausted, yet something tells me that blogging might help! Life is so good right now! The Lord is so faithful in all that he does! But I'm tired and weak...quite honestly just feeling very overwhelmed. I'm getting bigger everyday with less energy and more things on my to do list, bending over has become quite a task that usually result in a big uhnnn sound as a try to get back up! and sleeping i forget what does that actually mean? I'm not sure that waking up every hour or less to pee or to a kid crying can be considered sleeping. My kids....i love them. I LOVE THEM. But these days if I can get a few minutes without a mommy can you...? or a mommy what's this....? Its a miracle! and soon I'll be able to add to that list a Wahhahaahaa, which will translate into I'm hungry, feed me, or i need my diaper changed or i don't know what! Yet, these are the things that I live for, that I want, and that I want to treasure right now. My daughter will only be 3 for so long and will eventually not need my help with every little thing, and my son, will someday too soon be telling me what everything is instead of me telling him! And the baby, well the baby won't be a baby for long! Blogging does help, it helps me get perspective on my wonderful life! Earlier, as in a half hour ago, when i just broke down and cried telling the Lord I'm huge, tired, and I just can't do it all, he spoke to me and said, "good, because now I can." I know he wants to help me, I know he wants to give me peace as we prepare for the new baby, balance our busy schedule, and continue to allow our hearts to be purified. and I know he wants to give me rest. So goodnight! He is Good!